Earlier today, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the final four finalists for the Naismith Award, given to the nation’s top basketball player. Our own Caleb Swanigan was listed as one of the four finalists for this prestigious award.
Swanigan was named a finalist along with Lonzo Ball (UCLA), Frank Mason (Kansas), and Josh Hart (Villanova).
Swanigan has had a monster season for the Boilermakers, leading Purdue into Thursday’s Sweet 16 contest against today’s winner of Kansas and Michigan [State]. Swanigan is averaging 18.5 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and in last night’s win over Iowa State, became the first major-college player in the last 25 years to record 600 points, 400 rebounds and 100 assists in a season.